SaveLIFE Foundation (SLF) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental organization that focuses on improving road safety and emergency medical care throughout India. SLF combines evidence-based research with policy advocacy, communications, and project implementation in the field in two areas of accident prevention and post-collision response. Over the past few years, the SLF has facilitated the enactment of the Good Samaritan Law in India, which inspects the layman's wounded survivor of the subsequent legal and procedural hassles, adopted the Mumbai Pune Expressway-to turn it into a non-death corridor, trained by several thousand Police personnel and citizens in basic lifesaving techniques, and building technology platforms to help road usage and those interested in road safety.
SLF is listed as a Public Charitable Trust under the Indian Trust Act, 1886 and Section 12A & amp; 80G Income Tax Act (India), 1961.
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In the past decade, more than 1 million people have been killed in road accidents in India. Nearly 6 million have been seriously injured or permanently disabled. Road accidents are the largest killer of young people, aged 15-45 in India. A number of worrisome families fell into poverty after losing their main breadwinner to a road collision. According to the 12th Report of the first Indian Planning Commission, road accidents cause annual economic losses equivalent to 3% of India's annual GDP. In August 2013, India's Supreme Court called the death of a "National Emergency" collision. SLF was established to reduce the burden of death and injury from road accidents.
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History
SLF was founded on February 29, 2008 by Piyush Tewari, following the death of a young cousin in a road accident. In response to the incident, Piyush studied the problem of road safety in India and discovered the enormity of the problem. He then invited his friend and mentor Kishen Mehta to join him in setting up SLF with a mission to save lives on the streets of India.
SLF begins by training police personnel, first responders in most cases of road accidents, in basic life-saving skills. SLF then expanded its mandate to focus on Good Samaritan Law for India, which would enable observers to become active savers by isolating them from subsequent legal and procedural chaos. On March 30, 2016, the Supreme Court of India Honor, established a binding set of policies to protect Good Samaritans, in response to public interest requests submitted by SLF. More recently, SLF has played a key role in the compilation and introduction of the comprehensive Road Safety Bill in the Indian parliament. SLF has expanded its operations to include implementation of best practices in the field. Its initiative to make Mumbai-Pune Expressway free from death in 2020 is in line with the updated mission.
Intervention Model
To achieve its objectives, SLF operates in four broad areas of Research, Advocacy, Communications, and the implementation of best practices in the field.
RESEARCH
SLF regularly conducts major research driven by surveying and data collection in the field. This research is a SLF activity in the field of advocacy, public communication and implementation of best practices in the field. Some of the studies that have generated significant public interest have been listed below.
Barriers to Bystander Care in India
In 2013, SLF undertook India's first diagnostic step to track down the real cause that Indian observers are reluctant to help victims in times of emergency. It reveals that three out of four people in India are reluctant to help victims of road accidents and for the majority, this aversion comes from fear dragged into prolonged police investigations and legal hassles. This study underscores the urgent need for strict legislation to support and protect Good Samaritans in India.
Redirecting Attention in India: Study on the Use, Pattern and Behavior of Cell Phones
SLF and Vodafone India Ltd. partnered to learn about distraction issues in India. The initiative aims to understand how Indians use mobile phones while driving, to educate them about the same dangers, and to develop tools to reduce uninterrupted driving incidents. Under this initiative, SLF conducted a nationwide survey and published the first report of its kind entitled 'Distracted Driving in India: Study on the Use, Pattern and Behavior of Cell Phones' which revealed that a large number of people in ten cities in India claim to be actively using cell phones when driving despite knowing about his illness. This research not only creates conversations around disturbed driving problems, but also recommends interventions in legislation, law enforcement and education to address them. This shows how no specific data is collected by the government to estimate mobile phone use on the road and finally in 2016, for the first time, annual publications by the Ministry of Road and Highway Transportation contain tables of accidents associated with mobile usage in India.
Road Safety in India: Public Perception Survey
In 2017, SLF conducted a ten-city public perception survey to unify popular opinion on key issues of Road Safety in India, published at the time of Rajya Sabha set to discuss the Motor Vehicle Bill (Amendment). Among other important findings, the survey revealed that 6 out of 10 people in the country claimed to be licensed without giving tests and the same was shown when the Transport and Highway Minister initiated a debate about the same bill at Lok Sabha in April asking how many MPs appearing for driving tests and only a few hands are riding. The study also revealed that 8 out of 10 road users in India feel unsafe on the road.
ADVOCACY
Good Samaritan Law
The Indian Law Commission, in its 201st Report, states that 50% of those who die on the streets of India can be saved if they receive timely medical treatment including help from observers. However, SLF conducted a survey study that found that most observers in India were hesitant to help the wounded for fear of harassment and intimidation at the hands of police and hospitals. Assuming the same, SLF petitioned the Indian Supreme Court to issue a directive for the protection of the Good Samaritan in cases of road accidents. On March 30, 2016, in a major decision, the Supreme Court issued guidelines for the protection of the Good Samaritan. By applying Articles 141 and 142 of the Constitution, the courts provide these guidelines of legal force throughout India.
Disallow trucks that carry a prominent stick
SLF conducted a detailed analysis of the injuries and deaths caused by trucks carrying sticks that stood out and found that such prominent bulges, especially iron bars, claimed nearly 40,000 lives and injured more than 1 lakh of 99,384 people in just two years. The organization then petitioned the Supreme Court to facilitate a prominent bar ban. The petition requires the owner of a transport company or persons hiring a vehicle and the driver may be jointly liable under civil and criminal law for accidents caused by such bulges, trucks carrying iron bars and pipe bars placed on the road or on the curb. barricaded by a traffic cone and a tripod reflector with a 50-meter visibility and that all states adopt uniform rules related to stationary or stalled vehicles on the highway.
Responding to the direction of the top court in the PIL process, the Ministry of Road and Highway Transportation abolished the provisions in the Motor Vehicle Regulations Center, 1989 which allowed bulge up to one meter. In August 2016, the Supreme Court finally ordered the imposition of a ban on trucks and trailers with dangerous iron bars or pipes protruding out and also called for tough action against illegally parked trucks in the middle of the road.
Stronger Road Safety Law
Recognizing the need for a comprehensive road safety law for India, SLF in March and April 2014, held a high-level consultation meeting with stakeholders from ten states to do the same and developed actionable recommendations to address the identified problems. The main recommendation of this exercise is that India needs a comprehensive road safety law and is advocated that the existing 1988 Motor Vehicle Act is lifted to pave the way for new legislation. Furthermore, SLF advocacy with the Government of India culminates in the Road Transport and Safety Bill, 2014. However, after several countries suspended the expenditure of this bill, it was replaced by the SLF Recommended Amendment Bill, and was unanimously endorsed by Lok Sabha , the lower house of the Indian parliament, in April 2017. Now the bill awaits approval by India's upper house of parliament Rajya Sabha.
COMMUNICATION
To engage communities to improve their behavior on the road and make them aware of their rights and obligations, SLF regularly conducts communication and awareness campaigns. Some are listed below.
Campaign TV
SLF produces short films to raise awareness about the consequences of impaired driving. The film is part of the SLF awareness campaign on the dangers of distraction and is broadcast throughout Karnataka State by 2017.
Print Campaign
SLF has conducted a print campaign about awareness of Good Samaritan law.
Radio
SLF has also conducted radio campaigns to increase the use of seat belts, and awareness around Good Samaritan law.
IMPLEMENTATION
Mumbai-Pune fast track: India's first Zero Fatality Corridor
SLF with support from Mahindra & amp; Mahindra Ltd. and the Maharashtra State Road Development Company (MSRDC), started the 'Zero Fatality Corridor' project to create a freeway toll road by 2020. Since August 2016, more than a thousand engineering errors on the highway have been improved. As part of this project, the 'Safety under 80' campaign was also jointly launched by SLF, MSRDC and Mahindra & amp; Mahindra Ltd. This initiative aims to create a mass consciousness about the dangers of speeding and the consequences of the speed shown through outside hoarding and the installation of collision cars in both toll road corridors.
Program Jeevan Rakshak
Jeevan Rakshak is a training program that focuses on providing basic life-saving skills to Police personnel as well as ordinary citizens. The program was developed by SLF in partnership with the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). More than 10,000 police personnel and volunteers in more than six Union states and territories have been trained so far.
ADAPT: Driving Prevention and Accident Prevention Training Program
SLF conducts 'Anticipatory Driving and Reinforcement Training and Accident' programs for commercial and regular drivers. The program uses mixed learning techniques to strengthen key strategies for accident prevention. Since its establishment, SLF has trained over 3,000 drivers in ten Union States and Territories across India.
Online Victim Support Center
Through its website, SLF provides information on safety tips, emergency response, emergency numbers, and how to save one's life under the 'Check, Call, and Care' protocol. It also provides a list of organizations and schemes for post-collision care and care for victims including hospital care and rehabilitation. It also developed a calculation tool that assists victims in estimating quantum compensation and procedures in such cases. This information is free.
Vodafone-SaveLIFE 'Road Safe' Aplikasi Seluler
In 2017, SLF partnered with Vodafone India to address disturbed driving problems. As part of the initiative, the 'Road Safe' mobile app was launched in April 2017 for Android and iOS users. This app aims to enable trouble-free redirects and includes features that focus on driving safely and responding to emergencies. In addition to providing information on traffic fines, security tips, the nearest emergency network system, this app has a feature called 'Automatic Crash Detector', which uses the phone's accelerometer to detect sudden vehicle drop-offs and provide automatic emergency response response.
Impact
SLF has sent a 30 percent reduction in road crashes and injuries in Mumbai-Pune Expressway from 2016 to 2017. The contribution of factors causing road accidents in Mumbai-Pune Expressway is reduced to near zero by 2017. >
Awards and Recognition
- Awarded Draper Richard Kaplan Foundation, 2017
- Featured by National Geographic, November, 2016
- Featured by the New York Times, June, 2016
- Featured by TIME, September, 2015
- Award the Prince Michael International Road Safety Award 2014
- Profiled by Satyamev Jayate, hosted by actor Amir Khan, 2014
- Received NGO Award 2014-15 by Rockefeller Foundation, Resource Alliance, and EdelGive Foundation, 2014
- Invited to become a member of the Clinton Global Initiative, 2014
- Featured by Forbes Magazine in 2013
- Appointed as a full-fledged member of the Global LSM NGO Alliance for Road Safety in 2013
- Awarded Ashoka Fellowship in 2013
- The subject of the award-winning documentary film titled The Golden Hour produced by Jessica McGough and Roma Sur from the Film School at the University of Colorado, Denver, USA
- Received an award from Echoinh Green Fellowship in 2012
- Receive letters of praise from Delhi Police (2011) and National Security Guard (NSG, 2009) for his efforts to equip first responders with life-saving skills.
- Invited to the National Committee set up by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, India and WHO to frame the guidelines for pre-hospital trauma care in 2011.
- Received the Rolex Award for the Company, 2010
References
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